[Apr 2, 2016] Scotland - CS Areas Day Glenshee Drive (Stirling)

[sburrell93]

Well, CS Areas Day is back for 2016, and what better way to kick the year off than with a drive up to Glenshee! Being into April I'd hope the snow would've cleared and any track cars among us should be prepped and ready to go!

Route is yet to be finalised, but would be an early morning start at Stirling Services then a drive up the A9 to Perth, then the back roads out through a few villages and up towards Glenshee. From there we can either come back down the same route or keep heading north on a round trip for a slightly longer route.

Goes without saying that we'd expect safe driving from everyone on this. No dodgy overtaking etc.

Think that's enough talk for now. So who's game?! Add your attendance using the RSVP if you are please!

 

[sburrell93]

Also, if someone coming along is handy with a camera and fancies volunteering to take some half decent pics of this then please let me know! Would be good to get some proper photos of this instead of loads taken on phones etc.

 

[16v-clio]

Some pretty good roads down this side but maybe not without going too far out your way, and you might struggle to get back to Stirling without some real boring ones! Could come over glenshee and go back the Cairn O'mount to fettercairn/Brechin area if there's an alright road back to Perth direction.

If I'm free I'll take a blast up!

 

[sburrell93]

Some pretty good roads down this side but maybe not without going too far out your way, and you might struggle to get back to Stirling without some real boring ones! Could come over glenshee and go back the Cairn O'mount to fettercairn/Brechin area if there's an alright road back to Perth direction.

If I'm free I'll take a blast up!

Nice one mate, would be great to have you come along and hopefully some of the other members too that miss out on the usual central belt meets due to being further north.

I'll need to have a study on maps and see what routes would suit after Glenshee. That's not a bad call though!

 

[Dannyeff]

Atleast this year i will have my camera for the journey

 

[Martin_172]

count me in if theres a few cars going!

 

[sburrell93]

count me in if theres a few cars going!

I'm hoping there'll be a good few mate! Would be awesome to get a decent group of cars on this.

 

[Paprika123]

Hi

@JCC

 

[sburrell93]

@Djw Dave take the new whip a proper run:smirk:

 

[-Jamie-]

Hello.

If I'm off work, Which i may struggle with it being a Saturday ill tag along, Shall bring my camera as well.

 

[16v-clio]

I was up glenshee last week, I forget how good a drive it is! I do recommend coming this side of the ski centre, even if it's just to Braemar! :smile:

 

[sburrell93]

Hello.

If I'm off work, Which i may struggle with it being a Saturday ill tag along, Shall bring my camera as well.

Awesome mate! No one has any excuses now if you're willing to make the journey over! Lol

I was up glenshee last week, I forget how good a drive it is! I do recommend coming this side of the ski centre, even if it's just to Braemar! :smile:

I think we'll more than likely drive up and through Braemar, maybe head up aviemore way and back down the A9. Will have to just see how time is. Clocks go forward before then though so loads of light later in the day at least. Fingers crossed it's a nice day!

 

[Dan.G]

Not been so active on here for a while. Definitely be along to gatecrash in the mx5!

 

[Fraser.J.]

Maybe

 

[npt]

Id love a meet at some point, but just to far away for us up in aberdeenshire unfortunately, have fun

 

[sburrell93]

Id love a meet at some point, but just to far away for us up in aberdeenshire unfortunately, have fun

@Dan.G and @16v-clio above are both Aberdeenshire way too mate. You guys could always meet up and head down to Braemar/Glenshee and we can all meet up around there? Tried to appeal to folks further north with this one too compared to the usual stuff going on around the cental belt.

We'll more than likely continue up that way anyway if we've got the time too, rather than turning back after Glenshee!

 

[sburrell93]

Going to look out a proper route for this over the next couple of days.

Ill post up a route map when I've got something. Open to suggestions from everyone though. If you've got any ideas feel free to share!

 

[LCJK123]

Would've loved to come along to this even if it was in the BMW but ill be in London for a friends wedding.
Hopefully i will own a 182 by the time the next one comes around

 

[sburrell93]

Should've updated this before now but not had much time. Looked into a rough route for heading up to Glenshee and came up with this:



Basically start at the services, head up the M9 and cut off at the first opportunity, keeping to the back roads heading up through Crieff, towards Perth and then up to Blairgowrie (marked as a tesco on the map lol) and finally head up the Spittal of Glenshee. Where we go from there largely depends on time. It's a fairly long round trip to continue on up North towards Braemar then either out towards Aberdeen and back down the A90, or up and over the other direction, heading for the A9 and stopping off somewhere like Aviemore or that.

Open to suggestions on that if anyone knows any good roads we can take up or back.

 

[-Jamie-]

I should make it along to this as I'm off the weekend, will be relatively sedate thought as I havnt removed the winters yet and have some brake issues at the moment

 

[Djw Dave]

I'm away on holiday for this one guys. Be at the next meet.

 

[sburrell93]

I should make it along to this as I'm off the weekend, will be relatively sedate thought as I havnt removed the winters yet and have some brake issues at the moment

Nice one bud! Don't worry, at this rate the pace will be getting set by a slow diesel civic (aka the daily) cos my clio is still in many many bits! 😂

 

[sburrell93]

Weather reports are looking a bit mixed for Saturday but hopefully it's dry or showery at worst!

Who's all coming along then? @Dannyeff @Martin_172 @JR0088 @scotiamr2t @tommy17286 @16v-clio @Fraser.J. @Dan.G @Paprika123 @JCC @rctempire @Stu. @Danny_172

Feel free to tag others who'd be game too!

 

[scotiamr2t]

If i get the clio back before sat i will pop along if im not hanging. Time are you setting off, still 9.30?

 

[sburrell93]

If i get the clio back before sat i will pop along if im not hanging. Time are you setting off, still 9.30?

We'll probably aim to leave Stirling services between 10:00 and 10:30 tbh. Half 9 was maybe a bit optimistic for a Saturday morning lol

 

[Dannyeff]

Im game providing i get my drive shaft fixed @sburrell93

 

[JR0088]

I'll be available after 11am Saturday. I'm up in Aberdeen anyways so would prefer to meet up once you're further north.

 

[16v-clio]

Sh!te I totally forgot about this tbh! Had a track day on Saturday and got a few things to before the next one on the 9th and Saturday will be my only day :grimacing:

I'm not saying no yet but not saying yes either haha

 

[16v-clio]

I'll be available after 11am Saturday. I'm up in Aberdeen anyways so would prefer to meet up once you're further north.

Belter of a drive from Aberdeen out to Tarland and up Glenshee if you've never been :up:

 

[JR0088]

Belter of a drive from Aberdeen out to Tarland and up Glenshee if you've never been :up:

Yeah I have been out that way quite a lot!

 

[Dazzler32]

That's an awesome route and I'm gutted I can't attend. Got a hockey final to win!
I drove it just last week as we had a log cabin actually at the Spittal of Glenshee. The diappointing thing it wasn't in the Trophy it was in our transit connect a we had the dogs. 😞

 

[sburrell93]

I'll be available after 11am Saturday. I'm up in Aberdeen anyways so would prefer to meet up once you're further north.

Aye could always head down and we can all meet up for some photos or whatever at Glenshee. I know theres been a couple of guys replied in here from Aberdeen way so if there's a couple of you coming then at least that means it won't be a drive down yourself.

Sh!te I totally forgot about this tbh! Had a track day on Saturday and got a few things to before the next one on the 9th and Saturday will be my only day :grimacing:

I'm not saying no yet but not saying yes either haha

Haha no worries mate. I know the feeling of having limited days to do things. Been the story of my whole rebuild lol!

That's an awesome route and I'm gutted I can't attend. Got a hockey final to win!
I drove it just last week as we had a log cabin actually at the Spittal of Glenshee. The diappointing thing it wasn't in the Trophy it was in our transit connect a we had the dogs. 😞

We'll no doubt have another run at some point anyway mate, either up that way again or another route. I'll make sure to give you a shout if we get another sorted!

 

[-Jamie-]

Theres a lay-by on the A9 just after the Dunblane flyover, Ill probably just join you guys from there but ill need to head into Stirling itself to get fuel so might not LOL

@sburrell93 I'll PM you my number so you can fire me a message when your nearing that way

 

[sburrell93]

Weather is starting to look up for this. Tomorrow morning and early afternoon seems dry so for so fingers crossed it's a decent day!

 

[Paprika123]

Could be a shout.

Car you taking Burchess?

 

[sburrell93]

Could be a shout.

Car you taking Burchess?

Clio obvs! Up and running and MOT'd today :smirk:

 

[Paprika123]

Clio obvs! Up and running and MOT'd today :smirk:

Decent. I'll see what the weather is like in the morning.

 

[sburrell93]

So who'll all be making an appearance tomorrow?

Stirling services, 10am for those coming!

 

[sburrell93]

We're stopped in at Perth just now, will be heading up towards Glenshee soon if anyone heading down from Aberdeen way wants to meet us there. We're about an hour from Glenshee

 

[16v-clio]

As you will have guessed from my lack of presence, I won't make it! Maybe next time though, let us know how it goes